Why? One conclusion pointed to skill as being a primary focus of driver education. The final paragraph of the 2011 article notes:

“…yet skill as measured by on-the-road tests has never been shown to be correlated with driver crash rates.”

No surprise there. Inattention and distraction cause most crashes. Precious little skill is required to keep a vehicle between the lines. Perhaps even less is required to bring your vehicle to a stop when the traffic ahead of you comes to a stop.

Have I mentioned, recently, that 50 per cent of the personal injury claims I prosecute arise from rear-enders?

In fact, teaching young people how to skillfully manage emergency driving situations might cause more harm than good. Here is a very interesting article on that point.

Again, no surprise when you put your mind to it. Is a teenager’s level of care likely to go up or down as a result of developing skills for managing a skid!?

I hate to say I told you so, but what I’ve been preaching for years remains true:

Paul began practicing law in 1995 in a general litigation practice. Of the various areas of litigation, he became most drawn to and passionate about pursuing fair compensation for personal injury victims, which has gradually became his exclusive area of practice. Paul's practice is restricted to acting only for the injured victim, never for ICBC nor for other insurance companies.